Well something has gone wrong. I LOVED this game. its all i played all day even though I have other stuff like Starcraft 2. But the last 2 days have been PURE SHIT to me. All i do is die to crap and get mad and shut it down. I had 280 pings today for most the day. My normal is 190. But when it clears up I still die to stuff I never die to. Today in my Leopard a KV hit me at my full speed going ACROSS his firing sight. No way. Also I explode on EVERY ram someone does to me. I've been rammed at least 9 times today.WTF. Mt tank takes 1 hit usually and I die. I have 7 tanks or so..KV down to SPG. They all have turned to SUCK.

And that damn lag / server /bug wtf ever where tanks blink from one place to the next in my view..I've had waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay past enough of that.

Servers going down Aug 26th to Sept 1st for next patch including North American server and fighting with friends!!!! You will lose all your gear but it will be converted into free xp so you can basically respec, plus they're giving everyone 5,000 gold.

We are planning some big updates for the World of Tanks closed beta, which will include launching new game servers in North America and delivering a fresh patch containing new game features. To make sure everything works well, we will halt the game servers from 9 a.m. GMT August 26 till September 1.

On September 1, we will be on air again with all the players connected to the American servers. Several days after that, the new 0.5 patch will be rolled out with several new features, which are:

* Squad fights. A squad will include 2 to 3 people and will allow players to invite their friends and join a random battle as a single fighting unit, which will help them coordinate their actions and maneuvers. * Additional modules. Install rammers and increase your firing rate, take suspension stiffeners and improve your tank’s tonnage, decrease visibility by installing a camouflage net, choose between dozens of upgrades that differ depending on a tank model you choose. * Crew kits. Equip you tank crew with fire extinguishers, repair kits, first-aid sets and other elements, with each of them providing extra help in battles.

With the new patch rolled out, all beta testers will get 5000 gold each to test the new game features. The patch will be followed by a “light” wipe when the players will go back to tier 1 tanks, but all the experience they have earned will be converted into free experience which they will be able to use at their leisure. All credits will remain as well, and losing all the tanks, modules, and shells will be compensated by corresponding amount of credits spent on buying them. If a player had a premium tank or shells, compensation will be arranged in respectful amount of gold.

Stay tuned, we’ll be informing you on all major events on World of Tanks.

Well something has gone wrong. I LOVED this game. its all i played all day even though I have other stuff like Starcraft 2. But the last 2 days have been PURE **** to me. All i do is die to crap and get mad and shut it down. I had 280 pings today for most the day. My normal is 190. But when it clears up I still die to stuff I never die to. Today in my Leopard a KV hit me at my full speed going ACROSS his firing sight. No way. Also I explode on EVERY ram someone does to me. I've been rammed at least 9 times today.WTF. Mt tank takes 1 hit usually and I die. I have 7 tanks or so..KV down to SPG. They all have turned to SUCK.

And that **** lag / server /bug wtf ever where tanks blink from one place to the next in my view..I've had waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay past enough of that.

"It's a BETA! It's supposed to be like that!"

That's the response I've gotten every time I ever complained about a game in beta, although much of the time, the problem remained well after launch.

I read an article about the U.S. tanks going in. I assume Shermans are going to be sturdier than tuna cans even if that isn't realistic. Sort of like this WWII comic book I liked where the Sherman crew somehow managed to obliterate every Panzer and King Tiger Tigger tank in sight without suffering a scratch.

I've got the shakes and tremors! Plug it bACK in plug it back in! I need to play Tanks!!

I was just thinking. Before I had said I planned to go straight for some tanks I'd wanted to play. But it hit me, that I could use all my exp and money to try out all the US tanks I want to. I think I'll do that. Theres a few , like the Sherman, that i really want to try.

Decisions, decisions. I had exp all over the place. Probably enough to either get me drilled down to heavy tanks somewhere, or enough to at least get me down to the jagdpanther I was aiming for, before the downtime.

Not to mention I should have about 6200 gold coming out of this somewhere. Assuming everything works out as described. And a fair amount of credits too.

I've got the shakes and tremors! Plug it bACK in plug it back in! I need to play Tanks!!

I was just thinking. Before I had said I planned to go straight for some tanks I'd wanted to play. But it hit me, that I could use all my exp and money to try out all the US tanks I want to. I think I'll do that. Theres a few , like the Sherman, that i really want to try.

So what really changed? I still have all my tanks and crews. I seem to have gotten 5000 gold

That plus american Servers and...

"* Squad fights. A squad will include 2 to 3 people and will allow players to invite their friends and join a random battle as a single fighting unit, which will help them coordinate their actions and maneuvers. * Additional modules. Install rammers and increase your firing rate, take suspension stiffeners and improve your tank’s tonnage, decrease visibility by installing a camouflage net, choose between dozens of upgrades that differ depending on a tank model you choose. * Crew kits. Equip you tank crew with fire extinguishers, repair kits, first-aid sets and other elements, with each of them providing extra help in battles."

I'll give it a whirl tonite but i really want new maps before i get serious wiht it again.

I now have 10k gold, 3 million credits, and 300,000+ exp. What to do, what to do.

Changelog 0.4.5 - 0.5.4.1 for the EU/US client:

Major changes:- Introduced new system of waiting list for the battle formation.- Added squad mode – possibility for two or three players to join the same battle (additional menu selection under the "Battle!" button).- Introduced expendables – modules that can be used during the battle. Purchase and installations is through 3 slots in the hangar, to the right from the additional equipment slots.- Reworked additional equipment: now some equipment cannot be uninstalled after being put on the tank, some equipment are divided into classes, introduced different prices for different types of equipment.- Introduced crosshair settings. So far it's a test version with limited number of settings.- Added 2 new maps: “Erlenberg” and “Pagorki”.- Added new German TD level 9 - JagdTiger.- Reintroduced markers "Attacking" and "Need help".- Removed possibility of transferring experience from non-elite tank into the free experience.- Added message when attempting to sell tank with crew or with installed additional equipment on it. - Removed mortar trajectory for SPG.- New calculations for the base capturing: large number of tanks at the base doesn't lead to the instant base capture.- Changed the way the general channel works: now when player starts the game, (s)he does not get connected automatically to the general channel - to connect you need to open the channel window. Also when entering the battle, player gets disconnected from the general chat. When coming back from the battle, player will need to open the general channel window to reconnect.

Balance and gameplay:- Reworked prices for all tanks and modules.- Reworked profitability of tanks.- Multiple balance changes for almost all tanks.- Changed terms of receiving several medals of "hero of a battle".- Doubled the price of transferring tank experience into free experience.- Reduced cost of training crew members for gold.- Reduced chance of fire for Maus' engine.- Fixed damage models for several tanks.- Reworked the influence of the driver on tank speed and maneuverability.- Fixed possibility of the track to fully absorb the projectile.- Fixed HE ricochet bug, which also sometimes led to reset of ammo selection into the first type, even though interface indicated that 2nd or 3rd type being used.- Fixed errors with difficulty to destroy the open-air SPG when shooting into the open section.- Limited changes in the repair cost for some tanks (to balance game economics).- Fixed error when sometimes HE projectiles couldn't destroy the tracks.- Increased number of slots for additional equipment to 3.

Content:- Improved effects of shots and tank explosions.- Added destruction for some objects.- Added new effects for different types of destructible objects.- Reworked hitpoints of destructible objects.- Fixed speed of traverse rotation on some tanks.- Fixed tire rotation on tanks Pz IV and T-28.- Fixed errors in models of some tanks.- Fixed excessive gloss of trunks on some trees.- Improved and added some sounds.

Maps:- Fixed and reworked minimaps.- Lakeville: Fixed pass-ability and destruction of several objects.- Ensk: improved decorations.- Malinovka: fixed entrances into water.- Murovanka: fixed appearance of "weird polygons", improved general performance.- In order to improve performance, some extra objects were removed from the maps.

Interface:- Added password saving option. The saved password is encoded.- Fixed bug when settings "notification from other players" would not save.- Fixed error with desyncing of counters before the start of battle.- "Guard" vehicles renamed to "Elite".- Fixed several typos.- Fixed notification "Battle begins" which is visible throughout the battle.- Fixed notification when you are trying to buy a tank you don't have enough money for.- Reworked window with tanker's personal data.- Added separate setting for wide-screen display mode.- Fixed bug with blurry messages in hangar.- Penetration "traffic light" (red-yellow-green will you penetrate or not) now does not work through the obstacles.- Fixed small errors in the purchase window of a tank.- Now in hangar only the tanker's experience will be reflected, without the commander's bonus.- Added separate icons for premium HE shells.- Improved icons of tankers in the hangar.- When you click RMB in the strategic mode turret/gun will stop rotation.- Return of the tip about in-game help (F1) to the loading screen.- Added display of prices for all operations as floating messages in the hangar- Added display of spread in armor-piercing and damage in the interface.- Fixed switching from email to password by pressing TAB in the login window.- Improved player's stats window.- Expanded display of stats for other players and their tanks.- Fixed error: "list of modules does not fit the edges of the window in the window mode".- Fixed error with opening 2x information windows for modules when clicking RMB once.- Fixed messages when unable to install turret because of weight limit.- Removed confirmation window when leaving the battle waiting room.- Added dialog window to turn on speed up crew training.- Reworked display of tanker's personnel file and their training.- Added possibility of changing face and name of the crew member.- Added description of achievements/medals.- Added description of secondary skills.- Fixed error when some modules wouldn't display in the depot.- Removed ticked off position of "ready for battle" square box in the tank lineup filter in the hangar.- Fixed error with resizing of the tank after every hangar update.- Added display of slot price on the slot itself.- New hangar "header".- Fixed error with display of Tip99.- Fixed "compression" of the game window after switching from full screen into window mode by pressing Alt+Enter.- Added images of medals to mark player's achievements.- Fixed errors with display of side armor of some "open-air" SPGs.- Fixed error: "When entering some amount of gold for exchange from a keyboard the key "exchange" stays inactive".- Fixed error: «Entering the amount of experience on "elite" tank from a keyboard stays blocked.»- Fixed wrong information on armor thickness of the tank in the store.- Fixed error of exiting into the hangar without interface instead of entering the battle.- Fixed some errors in the interface texts.

System:- Fixed "black skies" bug.- Fixed game crash when closing messages in the hangar.- Fixed game crash with wrong tank coordinates.- Fixed error with tank being moved beyond the edge of the map in the final stats of the battle.- Reduced usage of system and video memory (approximately by 10-20% on different maps).- Removed possibility of starting two clients at the same time.- Reworked mechanics of memory cleanup. Now when the maximum RAM reached the game decreases texture resolution. And when it reaches the limit again - the game offers to restart the client.

Not sure. Was playing when the server rebooted but didn't notice changes when it came back up. Shows how much i pay attention. I try to grind exp with 2 tanks that let me transfer it to free exp to go towards making my way to a T-44.

Well wont be paying anything for this after all. i've loved the game and planned the whole time to buy gold but they gave me a 3 day chat ban for bitching about cheaters and thats that. I guess they'd rather let cheaters keep cheating.

Well wont be paying anything for this after all. i've loved the game and planned the whole time to buy gold but they gave me a 3 day chat ban for bitching about cheaters and thats that. I guess they'd rather let cheaters keep cheating.

You can still play and not pay them anything at all on release. I think that would stick it up to them better than you not playing at all.

ya i was mad earlier. but still allowing stuff to go on and not even look into it it will ruin the game.

As for my 3 days ban i did not even receive a warning..was typing one sec then not allowed the next. People were trying to help me figure out what was going on but i couldn't reply to them then. Guess they thought I was rude lol.